. >> malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. malia 13, sasha 10. it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before. they're not pulling all- nighters. they're 13 and 10. you know, congress can do the same thing. >> congress should cancel its 4th of july vacation until a debt ceiling agreement is reached says mr. obama. the president says he himself has been dutifully in washington, fulfilling his duty. >> i've been here. i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here! let's get it done. >> but, mr. obama himself has spent considerable time outside the nation's capital. obama was in brazil on march 19 when he announced his authorization of "limited military action" in libya. for that matter, he has been away from washington for a large part of the this 2 1/2 years as president. according to figures compiled at the end of 2010 by cbs reporter mark knoller, obama's first 23 months in office saw 70 days on foreign trips and 58 days on vacation trips. he's gambled at a pace to present himself as a statesman. above t

i have the fortune of working with malia cohen. we sit on a land use committee together. she is a tenacious advocate for district 10. she is doing a great job and i am proud to call for my colleague. congratulations, everyone. [applause] >> thank you. my next introduction is someone bittersweet. i know mark leno already did knowledge then risk and -- ed riskin. it is dpw's loss, but it will be mta's game. i know that i will be able to call on him for ongoing report -- support. so with that, it is my pleasure to introduce ed riskin. [applause] >> thank you. it has been a long time coming. the people in the bayview hunters point has it been patient as this project has taken its course. we are delighted to be here today to celebrate a great neck step in this project. the department of public works has the pleasure of working with the library management and commission, and with the community to help envision what the library is that they want. once that is done, our job is to get it done and to work with all the people to get it designed, built, stalked, staff, and opened. th

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it's the sound bite of that press conference, the one about malia and sasha. again. >> malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. malia's 13. sasha's 10. and it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before. they're not pulling all-nighters. they're -- they're 13 and 10. you know -- congress can do the same thing. if you know you've got to do something, just do it. >> susan page, the president, here he is stinging you, but it didn't feel harsh at the time, but, boy, republicans took it harshly. >> it didn't feel harsh to you, maybe. >> in a sing-song way, very calm, all this stuff. it didn't go over well. >> do you want to get a deal or make a point? he clearly decided to score a point, not clearly decided to m point. to compare members of congress unfavorably to his daughters. and, by the way, malia is 12. >> well, he turns 13 tomorrow. >> three days before, you've got to call your kid the age they're going to be. you know that, susan. >> he's 12. >> you can't refer to her as a 12-year-old any more. i defend him on that, as a

malia cohen, a supervisor of our district, come on up. supervisor cohen: hello, everyone.rnoon. i was raised in san francisco. i went to lake shore elementary school and low -- bob -- lowell high school. it is always refreshing to see san francisco unified school district students doing well. i am excited to be here. i want to thank our sponsors and city family that came together to make this happen. when i was thinking about my words and what i wanted to deliver and share with you, is that oftentimes, i -- last year when i ran for office, people would say that i was so young, that it was not my time. they would ask how i was going to be able to make a change when basically i was just so young. so last year when i was elected, i was 32 years old. i think i am the youngest member of the board of supervisors. i serve with 10 other colleagues, and i represent district 10, the southeast part of the city. i would talk with people during the course of the conversation and remind people that any time any kind of institutional change happens, that it actually happens from a young

. >> malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. malia's 13, sasha's 10. pulling all-nighters. [ laughter ] >> they're -- they're 13 and 10. >> all right. so did he get ahead of himself on malia's age? >> he -- he did. she's actually only 12. she's turning 13 next week. these moments when obama ad libs about his family, he's previously referred to milia's growth spurt and a test she took when he was talking about education, they're interesting moments because we see a little of how obama reconciles his private and personal lives, that he does keep his daughters away from cameras. but you can tell that when he ad libs he does go to thoughts about them and thoughts like -- i would assume about her birthday, which is coming up and getting ahead of himself on the age there. >> yeah. he probably just averaged it out, went ahead just a little bit. and then -- as you get older, you go backwards a lot. so, all right, maureen, appreciate it. thank you. happy 4th, okay? >> sure. yes, you, too, thanks. >>> a mother and father who lost their son while he was fighting

malia's 13, sasha's 10. it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before, they're not pulling all-nighters. [laughter] they're 13 and 10. you know, congress can do the same thing. if you know you've got to do something, just do it. >> but republicans in congress did not sound very contrite. >> he should be ashamed. i respect the office of president of the united states but i think the president has diminished that office and himself by giving the kind of campaign speeches that he gave yesterday. >> mr. president, where's your plan that's going to reduce spending, that's going to have us live within our means? >> so, major, did the president's tough talk really help things along? >> there's a short answer to that. no. and it's very simple to understand why the president did what he did. he wasn't attempting to bring the sides together. he was attempting to move the needle. by that i mean the needle of public opinion. the president knows in the internal conversations and negotiations he's moved a great distance toward r

malia's 13, sasha's 10. it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before, they're not pulling all-nighters. [laughter] they're 13 and 10. you know, congress can do the same thing. if you know you've got to do something, just do it. >> but republicans in congress did not sound very contrite. >> he should be ashamed. i respect the office of president of the united states but i think the president has diminished that office and himself by giving the kind of campaign speeches that he gave yesterday. >> mr. president, where's your plan that's going to reduce spending, that's going to have us live within our means? >> so, major, did the president's tough talk really help things along? >> there's a short answer to that. no. and it's very simple to understand why the president did what he did. he wasn't attempting to bring the sides together. he was attempting to move the needle. by that i mean the needle of public opinion. the president knows in the internal conversations and negotiations he's moved a great distance toward r

the gentleman took an immediate liking to sasha and malia and would try to teach them french. almost like a grandparent. everything they did was wonderful and everything -- >> host: that was a really cool -- >> guest: yeah. wonderful. the daughters were upset when he passed away. it's just a case of how the household staff can become so attached. in this case, the notion of the african-american staff and the first african-american president is so much more intense. >> host: yeah. let's go back to george w. bush and the household staff. the certain of reyou knowon that george herbert walker bush talked about. any staff members george w. bush was close to? >> guest: i didn't find any particular staff members, no. but the staff that he knew when his dad was president, as you say, it was almost like sort of a reunion with the bush family when -- after the clinton period of bush the son came back. then the father would come back for visits. so that sort of enhanced the whole notion of sort of the bush family knows the household staff. the household staff liked the bushes in some wa

i have been here all morning with malia cohen looking at the projects that we have in this area.part of that young talent and i get to work with, as well as scott wiener. the board of supervisors have been working with me these past seven months, and we are trying to get a lot of things delivered. not a lot of political stance. getting stuff done. fulfiling old promises. promises that you heard decades ago. you saw me smiling this morning as i embraced this man, freddie carter. he is part of the construction team here. freddie was certified when i was the director of the human rights commission. he had a joint venture. it was a small firm, and they had to get some beer projects, and i remember, you went out and bought yourself a red truck. do you still have that truck? freddie is part of the kck general contractors team that formed the property bid on the dpw and library bid process. they ultimately won the right to build this. and guess what, he is local, right here in the bayview. that is important to me, personally, it is important to the city. that is why the library director

woman or man who, you know, made their transition stayed on for a little while and became ill and malia and sasha sent a car and michelle obama attended the funeral. it was very moving. >> guest: that didn't happen too long after the president took over but it was an immediate bonding and this gentleman who had worked in the household staff took an immediate liking to sasha and malia and he was french and he would try to teach them french, the language. almost like a grandparent. everything they did was wonderful and everything -- >> host: that was a really cool -- >> guest: it was really wonderful. and the daughters were very upset when he passed away. but it's just a case of how the household staff can become so attached to a president and this case of the whole notion of the african-american staff and the first african-american president is so much more intense. >> host: let's go back to george w. bush and the household staff because again the point i was making was the union aspect that george herbert walker bush talked about. was there any household staff members that george w. bus

supervisor john avalos, ross mirkarimi, malia cohen, jane kim. i also want to thank members of my staff who have been working on this for quite some time. i would also like to thank the city attorney's office, a number of staff members who have been providing advice and guidance on this. i also want to think the office of labor standards and enforcement for their great work and provide technical guidance and assistance, providing the information that has led us to where we are. i want to thank the members members of the community, especially issues addressed by this legislation. labor leaders who have read the identified this as a top priority for the city and county of san francisco. lastly, i want to thank the business owners that have identified the importance of leveling the playing field through this legislation. with that, i will call on matt goldberg to give us a presentation on how the health care security works. >> thank you, supervisors. i appreciate the opportunity to be here at the request of supervisor campos to share a bit of backgr

it's malia's birthday. turned 13. >> she will celebrate tonight with hundreds of troops and their families as they attend a special barbecue and a u.s. concert on the south lawn. malia's younger sister, sasha, turned 10, last month. >>> vice president joe biden made his mark on the world of twitter today. the vp sent out his first tweet just past 11:30 this morning. it read, vp and doctor b, hope you take time to think about our troops and military families this independence day. happy july 4th from ovp, joining forces. dr. b refers to his wife jill. biden's user name is @vp, all part of an increasing focus on social media. on wednesday, president obama is expected to hold the white house's first twitter town hall. >>> google has temporarily shut down a feature on its site that allows users to see real-time updates from twitter, facebook and other social networking sites. today the company posted a message that said the feature was temporarily disabled. they're trying to figure out how to incorporate the re

. >>> late tonight, san francisco supervisor, malia cowen said the shooting is an ongoing investigation, and i urge anyone with any information, notify san francisco police meetly. senseless violence will not be allowed to continue in our communities. later the supervisor said my heard goes out to the family as they grave the loss of their loved one. >>> 2.5 years after the shooting beth of his best friend, austin grant. john caldwell was murdered. the 25-year-old was shot to death yesterday while he sat in a car at gas station in hayward. someone walked up, fired several shots, and then the suspect walk away. police don't believe the shooting was random. >> it happened no broad daylight. that's crazy. it's just dumb, i think it is. >> caldwell is sheen in the video flat form on oscar morning. that was 2009. in fact that was him hearing the gray hoodie, approaching officers, and then walking away when he was ordered to get back. moments after that, he was shot. he sued grand for $5 million saying he was mentally and emotionally injured but fought the lawsuit caming he had a significant

to my right is malia cohen and to my left, david campos. joining us is president david chiu. please read the first item. >> item 1. resolution authorizing the san francisco department of public health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $205,000 from department of justice to fund the project entitled "san francisco community justice center intensive outpatient program" 2010, through september 30, 2011. supervisor mirkarimi: is there anybody here that would like to present on that? thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. the item before you is accept and expend in the amount of $205,000 to create some of infrastructure development in the it fold at the community justice center. department of public health was successful in applying a solicitation to the federal government to create a program on site at the community justice center. as a result of that application, we were invited to apply for a supplemental on one of money to use for development at the community justice center. these funds will greatly enhance our ability to develop and create and inst

malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. malia is 13, sasha is 10. it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before. they're not pulling all-nighters. they're 13 and 10. you know, congress can do the same thing. if you know you have to do something, just do it. >> yeah. today the president said he hopes republicans will leave political rhetoric at the door when they come to the white house on thursday. >> it's my hope that everybody is going to leave their ultimatums at the door, we've all leave our political rhetoric at the door and do what's best for our economy and people. i want to emphasize, i said this in my press conference, this shouldn't come down to the last second. i think it's important for us to show the american people and their leaders that we can find common ground and solve our problems in a responsible way. >> you know, hanging around the lake in minnesota, i didn't hear anybody talk about the debt ceiling. nobody was talking about the debt ceiling. we're talking about the debt ceiling, because washington is talking about th